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Love, Noël: The Letters and Songs of Noël Coward

Musical Revue / Cabaret, Comedy  /  1w, 1m

Barry Day, Noël Coward

A loving portrait of one of the theatre’s most influential minds, Love, Noël: The Letters and Songs of Noël Coward is the dramatic staging of the letters and correspondence of the playwright, director, actor, composer and singer.

Love, Noël: The Letters and Songs of Noël Coward

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
Based on Barry Day’s book, Love, Noël: The Letters and Songs of Noël Coward is the dramatic staging of the letters and correspondence of the playwright, director, actor, composer and singer. Coward’s letters span several decades and give you insight to some of his closest relationships with everyone from George Bernard Shaw to Edna Ferber, from the Queen Mother to his own mother, and of course, his constant collaborator, Gertrude Lawrence. A loving portrait of one of the theatre’s most influential minds.
History
Love, Noel: The Letters and Songs of Noel Coward premiered at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, CA in February 2014 under the direction of Jeanie Hackett.
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Performing Groups

MAN:

NOEL
YOUNG NOEL
ELYOT 

WOMAN:

COWARDS'S MOTHER
MANON
ESME
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
GERTIE
AMNDA
DAPHNE
MARY MARTIN
BEA
ELAINE STRITCH
MARLENE
GARBO
ACTRESS
CLEMENCE DANE
LYNN
WOOLF
SITWELL
FERBER
BENITA
QUEEN MUM

  • Time Period 1920s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s / WWII, 1930s
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“An endearing pastiche of Noël Coward’s intimate correspondence, with a generous helping of his immortal songs.” – Hollywood Reporter

“You're going to love Love, Noël... you’ll feel as if you are vicariously in the theatre or globetrotting with the chattering classes.” – Stage and Cinema, Read More


Music

SONGS INCLUDED

“Where Are The Songs We’ve Sung”
“If Love Were All”
“Touring Days”
“I Like America”
“Mad About The Boy”
“Someday I’ll Find You”
“You Were There”
“I’ll See You Again”
“I’ll Remember Her”
“Together With Music”
“Why Do The Wrong People Travel”
“Never Again”
“Sail Away”
“Bronxville Darby and Joan”
“I Wanted to Show You Paris”
“London Pride”
“I Travel Alone”
“World Weary”
“The Party’s Over Now”
“I’ll See You Again” (Encore)

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Author

Barry Day

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Noël Peirce Coward was born in 1899 and made his professional stage debut as Prince Mussel in The Goldfish at the age of 12, leading to many child actor appearances over the next few years. His breakthrough in playwriting was the controversial The Vortex (1924), which feature ...

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